FBA (Folke Bernadotte Academy)
Agata Szymanska is a seasoned professional in the fields of gender equality and international affairs, currently serving as a Senior Desk Officer at Folke Bernadotteakademin since June 2021. Previously, Agata worked as an Adviser on Gender Equality for the European Union Advisory Mission Ukraine from June 2018 to June 2021, and held multiple roles at FBA, including Training and Project Officer and Gender Advisor during the Viking '14 civil-military exercise. Additional experience includes advisory positions on gender equality with EULEX Kosovo and various roles with Transparency International and the Swedish Armed Forces. Agata's educational background includes a Master's degree in Politics and International Studies from Uppsala University and a Bachelor's degree in Peace and Conflict Studies from Malmö University, alongside international exchange programs.
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FBA (Folke Bernadotte Academy)
The Folke Bernadotte Academy (FBA) is the Swedish government agency for peace, security and development. FBA supports international peace operations and international development cooperation. The agency conducts training, research and method development in order to strengthen peacebuilding and statebuilding in conflict and post-conflict countries. We also recruit civilian personnel and expertise for peace operations and election observation missions led by the EU, UN and OSCE. The agency is named after Count Folke Bernadotte, the first UN mediator. Here on Linkedin we share the latest news from our activities. We encourage debate and discussion, but we reserve the right to delete comments and posts that are abusive, contain personal attacks, hate speech or advertising/spam, and comments and posts that are irrelevant to the subject being discussed. And we reserve the right to delete posts from fraudulent accounts. Comments and posts published on our Linkedin page are processed in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).